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Stoppage of a plaintiff's legal action
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nonsuit
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits. 2 (context legal English) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonsuited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonsuiting .] (Law) To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. ``When two are joined in a writ, and one ...
Usage examples of nonsuit.
I will not attempt to explain the intricacies of an Irish lawsuit farther than to note that, owing to some deficiency in their pleas, the trespassers underwent a nonsuit, or some analogous doom, and went gloomily away without having even the satisfaction of a fair fight in court.
This seasonable supply enabled our hero to stand trial with his adversary, who was nonsuited, and also to mend his external appearance, which of late had not been extremely magnificent.